He wrote Manhattan Transfer followed his first novel in 1920 called One Man's Intuition and that in 1925. His most famous novel, U.S.A. came in three parts: The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money. ... U.S.A. was a novel by John Dos Passos that was widely accepted to many Americans who read it. However, there were some who disagree with the novel. ... These critics have mixed feelings for the novel, but they did not have anything extreme to say about it. ...

• Word Count: 787
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

One of the most important qualities of symbolism within this novel is the reference to money and wealth. ... Fitzgerald shows the materialistic objects these individuals own and the amounts of money they have and spend, so that the reader can have a significant understanding of the importance of money in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 349
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Each novel possesses certain ideas that touch peoples'lives and spark their interest. ... Similarities can be found within the context of these novels, such as the lack of moral values. ... Myrtle and Tom, in Fitzgerald's novel, are pretty much accepted by the people despite their wrongdoings. ... The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are two well written novels that portray America. ... The differences between the novels show that times change. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel with many themes and symbolism. One reoccurring theme shown in the novel is the theme of immorality. ... There were very few points in the novel in which Tom showed even any remorse to his wife. ... The second theme in the novel is that Gatsby was always living in the past. ... The final theme shown was that everyone in the novel was the death of the American Dream....

• Word Count: 549
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Ecklburg, and the weather are some of the symbols and motifs being used in this novel. ... Eckleburg have a strange and symbolic meaning in the novel. ... Symbolism is a very important part of any novel. ... The symbols and motifs in The Great Gatsby are definitely significant to the novel. ... Eckleburg, and the weather, this novel would not have been as interesting or imaginative. ...

• Word Count: 654
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel describes the time period of which Fitzgerald was from and discusses the experiences of a character named Nick Carraway and the acquaintances he makes during the year that the novel takes place. ... In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes and contrasts the two fictional peninsulas on Long Island known in the novel as east and west egg. ... This is where Tom and Daisy Buchanan, two main characters from the novel, live. ... Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald is continuously showing how the two establishments do not mix. ... The novel, The Great Gatsby is a depiction of the J...

• Word Count: 762
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby issues many symbols which are reflected in the film as well as the novel. ... The film portrays the novels symbolism just as it is written in the original novel. All of the symbols were present in both the film and novel. ... They are the main ideas for both the film and novel. ... These elements help to mirror the film to the novel, and compare and contrast the film to the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1186
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Tolkein is a three-book novel that has been hitherto created into two separate movies. ... However, in the novel, hardly any character identified as "the bodyguard- appears, and it is rare to find a comical scene. Also, the novel is usually maintained with an ambience of mature emotions and not much of others. ... There are certain objects in the movie that are not present in the novel. ... From the broken glass to the blood, none of it is a part of the original novel. ...

• Word Count: 916
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

However, before delving into the past, Fitzgerald starts his novel in the present where he evaluates the four main characters in the novel. ... All values and judgements are those of Nick's which helps to maintain simplicity and give the novel its cohesiveness. Fitzgerald continues to keep his novel simple by being highly selective in the material which he chooses to include into the plot. ... By quickly progressing from one important event to the next, Fitzgerald is able to highlight many issues in his novel and uses the convention of structure. ... Additionally, juxtaposition is incorpo...

• Word Count: 756
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many things from his novel, The Great Gatsby paralleled things from his life. Fitzgerald used himself and people in his life to characterize people in the novel. ... Fitzgerald wanted to be a war hero in World War, so he made Gatsby a war hero in the novel. ... Fitzgerald put some of Zelda's own words into the novel. ... This probably helped him describe the setting in the novel and make it a little more accurate. ...

• Word Count: 468
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Dissipate all Francis would grow up to be the writer who would sum up the Jazz Era with novels and short stories from 1920 to 1940. Francis" style of writing would be something that took the public by storm with his first novel "This Side of Paradise." ... When looking upon Fitzgerald's novels you can see an insight into his own personal life. ... "The Last Tycoon" was a novel that Fitzgerald was not able to finish due to his death in 1940. This novel was about a complex gifted movie producer who lived in Hollywood. ...

• Word Count: 457
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Nick had a big role in the novel. He was the narrator of this novel. ... According to the novel, " Reserving judgments of infinite hope ... In the novel, Nick used Gatsby as his model. ... Nick had a big role in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 512
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In almost every novel there is a form of symbolism. There are a number of instances where symbolism is used in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... The symbol in this novel that I noticed the most was the eyes of Dr. ... Once they reunite, the weather becomes very hot until the end of the novel when it begins to cool down. ... there are many deeper forms of symbolism in the novel which make the reader think and really analyze F. ...

• Word Count: 386
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, Daisy seems to be a more intellectual and well brought up lady. ... In the novel, he mispronounced words and stuttered much. ... Another subtle change between the film and the book is that in the novel, the reader is left in the dark, not sure if Daisy killed Myrtle or not. ... Even though there are character differences and the story has changed a little, the movie still stayed true to the novel. The plot and the majority of the characters have stayed the same, maintaining the entertainment and enjoyment of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 270
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

He later received a letter from Charles Scribner's Sons, whom he had sent his novel to for publishing, rejecting his novel. His novel was praised in this letter and Francis was told to resubmit it after revising the novel further. ... Finally, after three attempts, Scribners accepted his novel. ... He put his novel writing on hold and wrote short stories to pay for the psychiatric help for Zelda. ... He wrote a little more than half of his Hollywood novel The Love of the Last Tycoon before he died of a heart attack in Ms. ...

• Word Count: 941
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Almost every description in the novel has a symbolic meaning. The main way symbolism is portrayed in this novel is by the use of colors. The most important two colors in the novel are green and yellow or gold. ... Blue is an other important color in the novel that also symbolizes hope and dreams. ... White is an other color that is very symbolic in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 794
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... Fitzgerald's use of symbols makes the reader explore different possibilities that make the novel more intriguing. Three of the most important symbols found several times in the novel are the green light, the valley of ashes and the eyes of Doctor T. ... In the beginning of the novel Nick Carraway finds Gatsby standing in his back yard "trembling" and reaching out to the green light. ... This novel reflects on the image of the "American Dream" of the 1920's being shattered. ...

• Word Count: 760
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Whether it is the lush decadence of the upper class or the political themes focused on in the novel. ... This brings us to the moral decadence that Fitzgerald explores in the novel. ... But compared to her peers in the novel, Jordan truly is a strong woman. ... On this level Jordan could be looked at as the most relevant character in the novel. ... Yes, this novel is in fact very relevant to today's society. ...

• Word Count: 849
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. In this novel, the American Dream is a concept that is consistent throughout the entire story. ... In the novel, the symbol of the green light is mentioned many times. ... In the novel, Fitzgerald also uses quite a few obvious motifs to depict what his notion of the American Dream is. ... The last motif that is a very prominent throughout the novel is parties. ...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

INDRODUCTION Whether there is an American novel literature or not, is no longer in doubt. ... No sovereign , no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country gentlemen, no palaces, no castles, nor manners.., no great literature, no novels, no museums, no pictures, no political society, no sporting class- no Epsom or Ascot!... ... America then was a classless society or rather a society of one class- the middle- so America's literature is different' the difference lies in the fact that they consider the novel as a...

• Word Count: 455
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Scott Fitzgerald uses first-person retrospective narrative to take the readers into his novel. ... Towards the end of the story, readers will eventually discover that Nick and Gatsby have changed, a change in Gatsby's self-identity and in Nick's morality from the beginning until the end of the novel. ... Although Gatsby becomes rich, he does not become moral or fulfilled as a person, thus feeling empty and shallow inside; Gatsby does not grow or develop through the course of the novel. ... Gatsby's single-minded obsession finally leads to his destruction at the end of the nove...

• Word Count: 539
• Approx Pages: 2

The novel first depicts the greatness of living during this time. ... Characters in the novel persistently drive themselves home after evenings of drinking. In the novel, Fitzgerald mentions a man who has an accident in Gatsby's driveway trying to drive home. ... The novel tells of Gatsby's grandiose parties and importantly, mentions the music. ... The novel also portrays some false hopes. ...

• Word Count: 749
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Through written conversation, the novel deals with many of the social attitudes and ideas which prevailed during the early 20's. Historical facts are cleverly infused into the body of the novel that gives the reader an authentic and classic impression of the story. ... This novel was not overly exciting but it was well written. ... The novel also proved to be a fitting reflection of some minute aspects of American life at the quarter of the century. ... Racism and sexism, which were also a integral parts of life back then were also included in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 779
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This applies no greater than to James Gatsby, the novel's main character. ... Gatsby enters the novel as the mysterious new resident in a high class neighborhood. ... Above all it sets a foundation for one of the novel's main themes: lie and deception. ... It is here that Gatsby's questionable behavior affects the novel as a whole. ... Perhaps the main concentration in the novel is Gatsby's love for Daisy. ...

• Word Count: 907
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This response paper will concentrate on the theme of wealth in the novel The Great Gatsby by author F. ... His novel The Great Gatsby is one of the most popular works in American literature, even though it was a critical and commercial failure at first. The novel received acclaim and popularity only after Fitzgerald's death and is now considered a literary classic. ... The novel tells the story of Nick Carraway who is also the novel's narrator. ... Most of the characters in the novel are members of the upper class and are very rich. ...

• Word Count: 956
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School